Textbook of medical oncology / edited by Franco Cavelli ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cavalli, Francesco.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oncology.

Cancer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (476 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Informa Healthcare, c2009.

London : Informa Healthcare, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>Effective care of the cancer patient increasingly involves systemic treatment, and as the range of available therapeutic agents continues to expand, the medical oncologist must be fully aware of the rationale for choosing specific drugs and combinations. Textbook of Medical Oncology, 4th edition, is written by a highly acclaimed list of international authors and is a key source of reference for all working in the field of oncology.</P>

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Color Plates; Molecular Biology of Cancer; Principles of Systemic Therapy; Principles and Examples of Cancer (Cell) Specific Therapies; Principles of Clinical Trials; Breast Cancer; Gynecological Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer; Primary Malignant Tumors of the Lung and Pleura; Gastrointestinal Cancer; Cancers of the Genitourinary Tract; Sarcomas; Leukemias; Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas; Hodgkin Lymphoma; Multiple Myeloma; Management of Gliomas, Medulloblastoma, CNS Germ Cell Tumors, and Carcinomas Metastatic to the CNS

Malignant Melanoma Cancer of Unknown Primary Site; Medical Emergencies; Symptom Control and Palliative Care; Psycho-oncology and Communication; Inherited Predisposition to Cancer: Genetic Counseling and Clinical Management; Cavalli_Appendix; Appendix; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-016212-6

0-429-10453-7

1-282-27840-1

9786612278402

0-203-09289-9

9780429104534

OCLC:

899155686